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I have nothing to sell you. I'm just a boy who never stopped loving AD&D.

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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 23/09/2026
Went to the "community book sale" and bought a stack of mid-1980s #scifi magazines, mostly for the game reviews. So I guess I collect vintage sci-fi magazines now. I think there's even a review of #StarFrontiers in there somewhere!
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 16/09/2026
I can't write an into funnier than real life here, so: The man who made this video thinks he invented weresharks, and is suing #WOTC for copyright infringement! youtu.be/JJJreoPuSx4...
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Wereshark: Neptunerise - Starring Julianne Michelle
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 10/09/2026
The motel my wife and I prefer for #GenCon allows reservations exactly 11 months in advance, so I booked our room during my lunch break today. See you next year, Indianapolis!
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 09/09/2026
An alleged Canadian thinks the United States should use a Debtor's Army to invade Iran. This guy could help Hasbro invent replacements for slavery in the new #Darksun. www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
aa.com.tr
Israeli opinion piece proposes 'debt forgiveness' for young Americans to enlist in Iran war
Article in Jerusalem Post outlines debt forgiveness as means of encouraging young Americans to fight in war with Iran | Anadolu
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 09/09/2026
Crown Royal #Whiskey is distilled in Canada. #Trump is about to create a #dice bag shortage in the United States! www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
cbc.ca
Trump banning import of Canadian booze, motorcycles, other goods into U.S. | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump is banning the import of Canadian alcohol, motorcycles and various other products into the U.S. as of Sept. 29. This latest move in an escalating trade war between Canada and the U.S. comes after Canadian retaliatory tariffs came into force on Tuesday.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 07/09/2026
If I was playing the #MontyPython RPG, I would use this soap so I showed up at games smelling of elderberries. It's immersive!
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 05/09/2026
Bluesky has added a feature that will warn people how long-winded I am, if I don't break it first.
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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
[getting out of bed, reluctant and groggy] Welp gotta add to the lore
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 30/08/2026
The next time a job interviewer asks me to describe a personal weakness, I'm going to say "I can't make joke so obvious that multiple redditors won't try to correct me on history I lived through."
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 23/08/2026
The local art supply store is trolling me with their sticker display.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 14/08/2026
Jeez Louise! If #GenCon went badge-less like #ECCC, I'd have to use a second phone just for my badge, and I'd hang it from my neck in protest.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 13/08/2026
I didn't usually have problems with #concrud, but #GenCon got me this year -- what I thought was a simple cold turned into bronchitis and an ear infection! Three missed work days last week, four prescriptions this week, and I'm still only half-functional.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 13/08/2026
Government and corporations continue building the #TormentNexus by equipping the race police with classic #StarFrontiers weapons. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
ICE equipping agents with gloves that deliver electric shocks
The US immigration agency is spending $20m on gloves that deliver a sharp electric shock intended to compel subjects to comply.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 08/08/2026
Computer software isn't good at generating random numbers. The best solution for this problem is "seeding" the random number generator with a outside (non-software) source of randomness. slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com
Why computers can’t generate randomness.
In order to produce true randomness, computers must reach outside themselves.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 08/08/2026
I was checking the mailroom for a package I'm expecting, and noticed one of the other tenants has received a package from @goodmangames.bsky.social. There's an #OSR guy in my apartment complex! Shit, there goes the neighborhood.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 03/08/2026
There were for different vendors (including the soda company) at #GenCon this year named some variation of "Critical Hit." Hey folks, maybe we should declare a moratorium on using this phrase in business names? It's getting confusing!
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 02/08/2026
They turned off the lights and told us to leave! (Look at those sad faces.) #GenCon 2026 is complete. See you next year, Indianapolis!
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 02/08/2026
Took a while to get to the official #GenCon pizza this year. "Dragon's Luau" is a spicy pineapple pizza. My wife and I agree: Too much spice, not enough pineapple.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 02/08/2026
My wife @coreyosullivan.com drinks @redbull.com everyday, so we did what we had to do to get this #GenCon baggage ribbon for her.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 02/08/2026
My last game of #GenCon 2026 is #OldSchoolEssentials. Our characters listen at a door; they can't make our the words of speech they hear, but they can clearly hear someone flipping the pages of a book. Fucking #OSR adventure design, man.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 02/08/2026
There's an anti-AI crusader publicly expressing their "disappointment" on Facebook and Reddit whenever they see an #AI illustration at #GenCon. Every time they write "Gen Con is about artists supporting other artists" I image Gary Gygax laughing at them from Hell.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 02/08/2026
There's is a free photo "booth" at #GenCon. The pictures it takes are not great. Look at that stomach it added to me!
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 01/08/2026
Every cellphone at #GenCon is sounding a tornado warning. A convention center recorded message is telling us to move away from windows. Reports of leaking ceilings in parts of the building!
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 01/08/2026
Signed up for a last-minute paint-and-take at #GenCon because it will help my wife earn a badge ribbon she wants. Not going to ruin my reputation by photographing my shitty miniature.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 31/07/2026
Trapped in a extremely bloody session of the Dune board game at #GenCon where everyone is unclear on the rules and the gamemaster is occasionally asking Siri for help.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 31/07/2026
Wife and I attended the first session of the #DnD Carnival at #GenCon 2026. It's pretty, but they're clearly still working out the kinks.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 31/07/2026
When I used to travel solo to #GenCon, I'd bring just a box of crackers and a bag of beef jerky for motel snacks. My wife packed a cheese cutting board this year, and I don't know how I feel about that.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 31/07/2026
My wife's silent review of the official #GenCon #beer.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 30/07/2026
My wife @coreyosullivan.com declared it was taco time at #GenCon because the taco stand had the shortest line.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 30/07/2026
We are now officially Gen Caffeinated, and it only cost us 54 bucks. At least the #GenCon souvenir cups have lids this year!
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 30/07/2026
We've made our plan for the #GenCon Exhibitor Hall, and now we join the crowd to await the Opening Day crush. See you on the other side, shoppers!
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 30/07/2026
After being DENIED last night, we have successfully acquired our #GenCon swagless bags and coupon books. Now we are scanning the coupon books for freebies and deals!
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 30/07/2026
It's that time of year again, when I remind you: #GenCon is SOLD OUT. If you didn't bother to get a badge by now, don't bother to show up,
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 29/07/2026
I've lost my wife at the first event of #GenCon. She may or may not be somewhere in the photo.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 29/07/2026
Broke my eyeglasses last night, so now I'm going to be a nerd with his glasses taped together at #GenCon. Hopefully the other nerds don't notice and make fun of me.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 19/07/2026
Played Cat Fluxx today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44...
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Cat Fluxx
Can you keep hold of your cats long enough to satisfy the current goal?
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 05/07/2026
So, like, is this #dice game made from unicorn bones? What a terrifying thing to sell to little girls!
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 04/07/2026
Reddit has informed me of a new blasphemy against the Platonic solids. Not sure how I feel about this. ceeteebee.com
ceeteebee.com
CTB GAMES | HOME OF RARE CHANCE DICE
Home of the RARE CHANCE dice, CtB Games has a newly patented dice shape to encourage creative play and house rules into your tabletop adventures...
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 27/06/2026
My usual #FreeRPGDay store didn't do Free RPG Day this year, and I'm not really feeling it right now, but I dragged myself to @vaultofmidnight.bsky.social just to grab something.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 21/06/2026
I'm not attending #Origins2026 but Facebook keeps recommending the discussion group to me, and the complaints are something.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 21/06/2026
Picked up my #GenCon badge and tickets from the Post Office today. As usual, the free badge lanyard is advertising a game I've never heard of and will never play.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 18/05/2026
Just discovered #Amazon has an "About You" section that lists what it's discerned about my consumer preferences. Amazon isn't quite sure if I own a car, but it is sure that I play games with "specialty #dice."
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 14/05/2026
Just bought two badges and started two wishlists. I guess @coreyosullivan.com and I are going to #GenCon this summer!
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 06/05/2026
#GameStop destroying #eBay with a leveraged buyout would negatively affect my game collecting hobby, so I sincerely hope eBay's directors and investors tell Ryan Cohen to fuck right off. www.semafor.com/article/05/0...
semafor.com
Gamestop CEO Ryan Cohen’s unsolicited bid for eBay looks DOA | Semafor
Ryan Cohen didn’t help his case Monday, when he squandered what goodwill he had with the Street in a disastrous CNBC interview.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 04/05/2026
I'm not an #MTG player, so I'm very confused that #WOTC (and an artist) had to apologize for The One Ring looking too similar on two cards for the same game. Like, shouldn't they look like the same ring? There's only so many ways to draw a gold ring, folks! icv2.com/articles/new...
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ICv2: Famed 'Magic' Mox Artist Dan Frazier and Wizards of the Coast Issue a Joint Apology
For New 'The One Ring' Card Art After Being Accused of Plagiarism by Fans
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 26/04/2026
The local bar stopped having #boardgame days, so @coreyosullivan.com and I are trying game night at a cocktail club. Lower turnout, but I'm getting drunk faster than usual.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 25/04/2026
Calling the failure of WizardCon 2 #gameconvention "sudden" is total bullshit. It's been obvious for months it was in disarray. They never even got the event list working correctly on their website! Geek Native is just being completely dickless here, afraid to report bad news accurately.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 22/04/2026
Lou Zocchi, the founder of #Gamescience, wasn't much of a #TTRPG guy himself, but he made a huge contribution to our hobby by making everyone's #dice collection a little weirder. Some insufficient highlights from his long life in the dice business: icv2.com/articles/new...
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ICv2: R.I.P. Louis Zocchi, The Godfather of Dice
Founder of Zocchi Distribution, Gamescience, and Creator of Zocchihedron
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 18/04/2026
Less than an hour until #CineMalPractice, a movie "awards" short inspired by #ItCameFromTheLateLateLateShow! Online and in person in Ann Arbor, Michigan! umich.zoom.us/j/9533026966...
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Launch Meeting - Zoom
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.
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Contrarian @pataverse.com · 18/04/2026
I have a hobby (#rucking, if you must know) that requires a sturdy #backpack, so I'm used to Facebook showing me advertisements for backpacks. Still, I was a little surprised to learn there are TWO companies producing official #DnD backpacks.
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